The Hanging Tree (1959)

The Hanging Tree (1959)

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Release Date: 1959, February 19
Directors: Delmer Daves
Countries: United States of America
Production: Baroda, Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast: Frank Hagney, Virginia Gregg, Guy Wilkerson, Jack Kenny, Maria Schell, King Donovan, Danny Borzage, Don Turner, William Benedict, Ben Piazza, George C. Scott, Gary Cooper

Overview:

Joseph "Doc" Frail is a doctor with a past he's trying to outrun. While in Montana, he comes across a mining camp with a hanging tree and rescues a man named Rune from the noose. With Rune as his servant, Frail decides to settle down, and he takes over as town doctor. He meets Elizabeth, who is suffering from shock, and the two soon fall in love. But when Elizabeth is attacked, Frail's attempt to help her lands them both in trouble.